Ross Weatherstone (born 16 May 1981) is an English former professional

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who played in

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for

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

and

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

. He is currently the manager of

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Playing career

Weatherstone started his career at

, making his debut live on Sky TV against

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. His brother

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was also an Oxford player and they became the first brothers to play for Oxford United since

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and

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in a competitive fixture. In February 2001 Weatherstone and his brother signed for

. They helped Boston United win the

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in 2002, earning promotion to the Football League, with Ross captained the side for a handful of games. Weatherstone left Boston United and joined Nuneaton Borough for a short spell at the end of the 2002–03 season. At the start 2003–04 season he signed for Farnborough Town, before joining Stevenage Brough midway through the season. He retired from the professional game in 2005 after multiple operations to his left lateral meniscus. He made a brief comeback in 2006 when he signed for Didcot Town, officially retiring from playing the game in 2007.

Coaching career

Having coached at Bracknell Town and

, in May 2022 Weatherstone was appointed joint manager of

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alongside Ty Newton. The management duo resigned from their roles on 20 October 2022. On 22 December 2023 he was announced as the new manager of

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Binfield F.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weatherstone, Ross 1981 births Living people Footballers from Reading, Berkshire Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Oxford United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Didcot Town F.C. players English Football League players Hartley Wintney F.C. managers Southern Football League managers Binfield F.C. managers 21st-century English sportsmen